There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.
VORACIOUS
edacious, esurient, rapacious, ravening, ravenous, voracious, wolfish
(adjective) devouring or craving food in great quantities; “edacious vultures”; “a rapacious appetite”; “ravenous as wolves”; “voracious sharks”
rapacious, ravening, voracious
(adjective) excessively greedy and grasping; “a rapacious divorcee on the prowl”; “ravening creditors”; “paying taxes to voracious governments”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
voracious (comparative more voracious, superlative most voracious)
Wanting or devouring great quantities of food.
Having a great appetite for anything (e.g, a voracious reader).
Synonyms
• (devouring great quantities of food): See Thesaurus:voracious
• (having a great appetite for anything): See Thesaurus:greedy
Source: Wiktionary
Vo*ra"cious, a. Etym: [L. vorax, -acis, fr. vorare to devour; akin to Gr. gar. Cf. Devour.]
Definition: Greedy in eating; very hungry; eager to devour or swallow; ravenous; gluttonous; edacious; rapacious; as, a voracious man or appetite; a voracious gulf or whirlpool. Dampier.
– Vo*ra"cious*ly, adv.
– Vo*ra"cious*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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